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Berlin forces up Emirates’ business fares

By Pilita Clark in London and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin

Published: November 19 2009 15:57 | Last updated: November 19 2009 15:57

Berlin has forced Dubai’s Emirates airline to charge more for business class tickets on flights out of Germany, in a sign of concern the Middle East’s biggest airline is prompting as it expands its presence in Europe.

Emirates said the “imminent threat of significant fines” had forced it to raise the price of business fares on routes including Frankfurt to Johannesburg, and Hamburg to Singapore by as much as 20 per cent.

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